MELBOURNE: Country Road expects a "difficult" Christmas in the wake of a dip in retail sales in the first quarter of 2010/11.

MELBOURNE: Country Road expects a "difficult" Christmas in the wake of a dip in retail sales in the first quarter of 2010/11.

SYDNEY: Sportsgirl has offered a sneak peak of its new Pitt Street site, where it will unleash its "superflagship" concept on Sydney for the first time.

SYDNEY: Sportsgirl has offered a sneak peak of its new Pitt Street site, where it will unleash its "superflagship" concept on Sydney for the first time.

MELBOURNE: Metalicus has opened its first store devoted solely to 'Move by Metalicus', its high performance sportswear range.

MELBOURNE: Metalicus has opened its first store devoted solely to 'Move by Metalicus', its high performance sportswear range.

SYDNEY: Bonds has issued a Facebook call out for design feedback on its classic 'hoody' top, before creating its next collection.

SYDNEY: Bonds has issued a Facebook call out for design feedback on its classic 'hoody' top, before creating its next collection.

SYDNEY: David Jones has settled the sexual harassment case involving its former CEO Mark McInnes, four months on from its initiation.

SYDNEY: Specialty Fashion Group has sold its womenswear brand Queenspark to private investors for $5.5 million.

MELBOURNE: Sportsgirl has revealed its latest independent designer collaboration, with a spring racing theme key to the range.

ADELAIDE: It could be months before the results of the Fair Work blitz on Adelaide retailers are revealed, with both street and shopping centre store owners under scrutiny.

PERTH: Garden City shopping centre has abandoned its usual fashion catwalk shows in favour of a new summer marketing initiative.

MELBOURNE: India has confirmed it will be a major participant in the new Australian International Sourcing Fair (AISF), to be held next month.

SYDNEY: The first of three workshops organised by premier design market The Finders Keepers for up-and-coming creatives kicks off in Sydney this evening (October 14).

QUEENSLAND: Wedding gown designer Pina Fiorenza received three awards at the Queensland Brides Design Awards, ahead of the release of her 2011 collection.